Predictors of functional outcome after hanging injury

Suicide becomes a serious problem in today's society and hanging is a common method of suicide. We want to find the factors which can predict the final functional outcomes of these cases. All patients who presented to Accident and Emergency Department (ED) of the National Cheng Kung University...

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Published in:Chinese journal of traumatology 2018-04, Vol.21 (2), p.84-87
Main Authors: Kao, Chia-Lung, Hsu, I-Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Emergency and Trauma Care System
Functional outcome
Hanging injury
Neck injury
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Summary:Suicide becomes a serious problem in today's society and hanging is a common method of suicide. We want to find the factors which can predict the final functional outcomes of these cases. All patients who presented to Accident and Emergency Department (ED) of the National Cheng Kung University Hospital from 1st January 2005 to 31th December 2013 with a hanging injury were included in this study. All cases were divided into good outcome group and bad outcome group according to Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS). Data was analyzed by Mann-Whitney test and chi-square test. Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 
ISSN:1008-1275
DOI:10.1016/j.cjtee.2017.04.013